1 Samuel 9:1

“There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjaminite, a mighty man of worth.”

1 Samuel 9:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 9:1, word by word

There wasיְהִיyehi

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yehi” appears
a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

Where else “binyamin” appears
whose name wasשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears
Kishקִישׁkish

Kish

Kish: the name of several people; best known is the father of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Where else “kish” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Abielאֲבִיאֵלaviel

Abiel

Abiel: the name of two people; one is the grandfather of King Saul. It means "my father is El".

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of Zerorצְרוֹרtseror

General meaning: Bag; pebble.

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of Becorathבְּכוֹרַתbechorat

Becorath

Becorath, an ancestor of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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of Aphiahאֲפִיחַafiach

Aphiah

Aphiah, an ancestor of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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of a Benjaminiteיְמִינִיyemini

right, Benjaminite

Right (side or hand); in "son of the right" or "man of the right" it is a short form of "Benjaminite", since Benjamin means "son of the right hand".

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a mighty manגִּבּוֹרgibor

warrior

A brave warrior, or a capable man.

Where else “gibor” appears
of worthחָיִלchayil

valor

Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2He had a son whose name was Saul, a young man and handsome; there was no man among the sons of Israel more handsome than he; from his shoulders upward he was taller than all the people.

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